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Lionel Dahmer, father of notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, has passed away at the age of 87. Lionel, who defended his son and attributed his crimes to a troubled upbringing and mental illness, died in hospice care in Ohio. Their complex relationship was portrayed in the Netflix series "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story."
Lionel Dahmer, the father of notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, has passed away at the age of 87 in hospice care in Ohio. Despite his son's crimes, Lionel always stood by him and expressed his love and support. Lionel's death comes almost a year after his wife's passing. He had been a regular visitor to his son in prison until Jeffrey was beaten to death by a fellow inmate in 1994. Lionel's caretaker revealed that he remained angry about the circumstances of his son's death. Lionel had written a book about his experiences and had considered suing Netflix for glamorizing his son's crimes.
Lionel Dahmer, the father of notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, has passed away at the age of 87 while receiving hospice care in Ohio. Lionel had stood by his son throughout his life, even after Jeffrey's conviction for raping, murdering, and cannibalizing more than a dozen young men. His death comes almost a year after the passing of his second wife. Despite the heinous crimes committed by his son, Lionel remained supportive and reflected on missed opportunities to save some of Jeffrey's victims.
In never-before-heard prison phone calls, a new documentary reveals that serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was asked by his father about his most disturbing, earliest fantasy. Lionel Dahmer, Jeffrey's father, admits to having "weird thoughts" in his youth but was never caught. The four-part documentary, "My Son Jeffrey: The Dahmer Family Tapes," provides insight into one of the world's most infamous string of crimes, featuring exclusive home movies and interviews with Lionel Dahmer. Jeffrey Dahmer, who raped, murdered, and cannibalized 17 young men between 1978 and 1991, was convicted in 1992 and murdered in prison two years later.